You will need to ungroup the table to do so.
First create a duplicate of the table (in case you need to make further
edits).
Now, right click on the table, select ungroup.
You can then select the textbox and apply the fill color effect.
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"Andrea" wrote:
> Is there a way that I can change the background color or even the font color
> for one column of text within a table after the entire table has appeared?
> I've tried the Emphasis animation, but the options are grayed out once I
> highlight the table. I thought of placing an autoshape there without any
> fill to trigger and then to change the fill, but then the text is hidden. Is
> there a solution? Thanks.
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